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Water Valley, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Water Valley, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 918. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WATER-VALLEY-KY · Water Valley, KY 1 ZIPs · 918 pop · #18891/25278 · Graves County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,679
  • RANK-LOWER #18891/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Boaz
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 918
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $106,000

Nearest income peer: Boaz, KY (+ $377 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Water Valley

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Water Valley on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Water Valley, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
918
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,679
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,679 and poverty 27.9% concentrate in 42085.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Water Valley as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Lebanon is the closest lower-income city and Sitka the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Water Valley.

Population concentration

Water Valley's single ZIP 42085 carries the town

Water Valley is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42085 is the entire residential footprint (918 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Water Valley

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 35 employees , annual payroll $929k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42085 (9 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Water Valley, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Graves County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Water Valley. See the Graves County roll-up →

Water Valley lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Graves County: Hickory, Symsonia and Fancy Farm earn more and Mayfield, Wingo and Melber earn less. Hickory marks the far end of that range at $76,000, 32% above Water Valley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42085 918 $57,679 9 12
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Water Valley roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Water Valley, .